Checking, checking, checking my Facebook login. Nope, won’t load today. Facebook is hit and miss in China, but still works time and again. I manage to load a current photo from my trip to Suzhou: a sign that reads “caution civilization”,

Often when reading of other traveler’s adventures, everything they do sounds exciting. Around every corner is a hidden alleyway with that perfect restaurant or an off-the-beaten-path gem of an experience. Of course it’s like this – it’s great writing! What you often don’t read about is how many dead ends it took